Ancelotti says Osimhen and Kvara are dangerous, predicts a tough match
Real Madrid plays Italian champion Napoli on Tuesday evening in the UEFA Champions League with Carlo Ancelotti the manager of the Spanish club predicting a tough match, he is also wary of the threats from two of the club forwards Victor Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia.
“We have to put on a disciplined, complete display to get a good result. We're playing against one of the best teams in Italy, it will be a hard-fought, even game. We have to put on a disciplined and complete display. If we can do the same as we did in Girona, we'll get a good result."
The Italian manager added that the match against Napoli is the toughest for Madrid, “This will be the toughest Group Stage match for us. I don't want to say we're used to it, but this club's colours come with these demands.
“In Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen, they have very good forwards who have really broken out in the last year, they have demonstrated their quality and shown they are top-level players. They have an amazing talent with different characteristics. Kvaratskhelia is very strong one-on-one and Osimhen is very dangerous.”
On rotation in Madrid’s midfield and playing time for Luka Modrić Ancelotti said,
“It is a bit of a surprise for Modrić not to have the role he has played in the past. He played the opening Champions League game, and the derby as well. In the last two, he has not played because the competition is very tough and sometimes someone might be left on the bench. We have no problem with him whatsoever and he doesn't have any problems with us at all. I have great respect for him as a player and as a person, but sometimes I have to make really tough decisions.
"That's nothing new. I don't know how to explain it, it's simply a technical matter. It may well change tomorrow or in the coming games. One day it's Modrić and another it might be Kroos, Tchouameni, or Camavinga."
"This kind of question comes up in every press conference. There's not too much to explain. We have seven guys and only four can play. When I put five in, I get slated, so it's best to play with four."
On his time at Napoli, “I had a really wonderful spell in a fantastic city. There were more difficult moments too, but I focused on the memory of a positive experience. I have a very good relationship with everyone there. Looking back before a game like this doesn't make sense. When the relationship between a club and a coach isn't quite right, it's better to call it a day. "I think it was the best decision for Napoli and for me because two years later I came back to the best club in the world."
